D&D General Tony Diterlizzi appreciation thread

[Malmuria]

I did, because Frank Frazetta was being unjustly targeted.

I wont claim to make sense but as Cuthbert is noted to have said.

“Yes, retribution is the basis of all law.”

not by me! I was the one who suggested Frazetta be on the thread to begin with

this is why we can't have nice things

 

[el-remmen]

I have always loved his brownie in the Monstrous Compendium, so much so that when I had him sign my 3E PHB at GEN CON in 2000, I asked him to draw the brownie.

TD: You know, none of my art is in this book.
Me: Well, now it will be - plus it is all I have with me for you to sign. Thanks!

 

[cbwjm]

A lot of his other work is also great inspiration for DnD. Spiderwick Chronicles and the Spiderwick field guide (been meaning to actually buy this one) are brilliant, I sometimes jump onto his website to look through what else he's done, so many cool images to look through. I've also got his book Realms which looks at his artwork for DnD.

 

[humble minion]

My favorite of his work was just what he contributed to the 2E Monstrous Manual, because it showed how his style CAN BE a part of generic D&D, b/c it is capacious enough for a bunch of styles - some monsters just looked better when he drew them

I was going to say exactly the same. His remorhaz, his grig, his salamander, wereboar, death kiss, thri-kreen, kraken, ogre mage … it’s delicate and intricate work, but it really drips personality. The work he did for planescape really suited Sigil (if arguably not so much the rest of the planes) but it’s the MM work I found most evocative, and it’s very different in style to the planescape stuff.

 

[overgeeked]

I absolutely love his art. He and Brom defined 2E for me.

 

[ART!]

I did, because Frank Frazetta was being unjustly targeted.

I wont claim to make sense but as Cuthbert is noted to have said.

“Yes, retribution is the basis of all law.”

not by me! I was the one who suggested Frazetta be on the thread to begin with

this is why we can't have nice things

I love Frazetta's work, but I didn't upvote him in the D&D artists thread because I don't really associate him with D&D. Of course, if I were to run a very sword & sorcery leaning D&D game, his stuff would be strongly featured on my inspiration board for that game.

 

[Fizban Kainenminster]

Erol Otus, Roslof, DiTerlizzi, Stephen Fabian (Ravenloft), and Jason Edwards (from Goodman Games) are my favorites. There's a few other choices that rank pretty high for me but those are my top 5.

 

[Rabulias]

The guy that draws the ''sketchy'' art of the 5e Basic Rules as well as the art of Curse of Strahd and Out of the Abyss (forget his name) is pretty close in my opinion.

I think that's by Richard Whitters.

 

[Ancalagon]

I half remember a story that the 2nd ed goblin art was just a sketch, he didn't think it would actually be used in the monster manual. And yet, look at it! that's talent.

 

[el-remmen]

Speaking of Erol Otus, TD shared this Otus homage on his instagram today!